Fear Is The Mind Killer.

Thinking recently about last Saturday's meltdown and all of the factors that lead to it, I remembered something obscure and vague from my childhood.

I remember seeing "Dune" in the movie theaters as a kid and having my mind blown up by it. I didn't understand half of it. But I got posturing and ponderous behavior and I understood that to these characters - these were Very Important Things that they were doing and saying.

I also remembered the Gom Jabbar Litany Against Fear. I remember Paul using it to protect himself from fear. I remember the principle concept, that we survive the things that we fear. That by being flexible, we protect ourselves. Even though, I couldn't remember the exact words, I could remember the central ideas.

And so, I decided, today, to look it up and get the exact wording for my own benefit...

I must not fear.
Fear is the mind-killer.
Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration.
I will face my fear.
I will permit it to pass over me and through me.
And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path.
Where the fear has gone there will be nothing.
Only I will remain.

We will survive the things that frighten us.
This too shall pass.

Worth remembering, when people are screaming for economic doom and downfall and when businesses are closing and jobs are being cut, left and right. This, too, shall pass.

Cheers,
Mr.B